Gahan

English

Alternative forms

• Gagen

Etymology

Reduced form of McGahan.

Proper noun

Gahan (plural Gahans)

1. A surname from Irish.
   • 2001, Steve Malins, Depeche Mode: A Biography:

     The book covers in detail lead singer Dave Gahan's near-fatal heroin addiction and his painful recovery.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gahan is the 23432^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1085 individuals. Gahan is most common among White (93.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gahan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

Anagrams

• Ghana, Hagan, ghana